Distribution maps IV: Bufo

Besides working with reptiles (lizards, in particular), Dr. Sites has also done some work on amphibians. One of the posters on the sixth floor of the WIDB is a study of toads from the genus Bufo (subgenus Incilius) found in Central America. It also showed the range of the tiny genus Crepidophryne.

As with the Euastacus and Liolaemus maps [1], for some Bufo species I included an inset so that the distribution of the species could actually be seen. Additionally, since many of the ranges overlapped multiple nations, I made the distributions slightly transparent so that the national borders would be visible.

Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius)

Bufo aucoinae

Bocourt's Toad (Bufo bocourti)

Campbell's Forest Toad (Bufo campbelli)

Dwarf Toad (Bufo canaliferus)

Mountain Toad (Bufo cavifrons)

Southern Roundgland Toad (Bufo coccifer)

Evergreen Toad (Bufo coniferus)

Large-crested Toad (Bufo cristatus)

Pico Blanco Toad (Bufo fastidiosus)

Jalapa Toad (Bufo ibarrai)

Bufo leucomyos

Yellow Toad (Bufo luetkenii)

Large-crested Toad (Bufo macrocristatus)

Marbled Toad (Bufo marmoreus)

Sinaloa Toad (Bufo mazatlanensis)

Dark Green Toad (Bufo melanochlorus)

Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo nebulifer)

Pine Toad (Bufo occidentalis)

Confusing Toad (Bufo perplexus)

Bufo pisinnus

Bufo porteri

Bufo signifer

Bufo spiculatus

Volcan Tacana Toad (Bufo tacanensis)

Bufo tutelarius

Bufo valliceps

The genus Crepidophryne (Cerro Utyum Toads) is only found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Once I had the maps created and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, I inserted them into the taxoboxes of the appropriate articles. This time every single one had an article at Wikipedia waiting for a distribution map: Bufo alvarius, Bufo aucoinae, Bufo bocourti, Bufo campbelli, Bufo canaliferus, Bufo cavifrons, Bufo coccifer, Bufo coniferus, Bufo cristatus, Bufo fastidiosus, Bufo ibarrai, Bufo leucomyos, Bufo luetkenii, Bufo macrocristatus, Bufo marmoreus, Bufo mazatlanensis, Bufo melanochlorus, Bufo nebulifer, Bufo occidentalis, Bufo perplexus, Bufo pisinnus, Bufo porteri, Bufo signifer, Bufo spiculatus, Bufo tacanensis, Bufo tutelarius, Bufo valliceps and Crepidophryne.[2]

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Notes:

[1] You can see maps I crew for a few members of the crayfish genus Euastacus here. You can see maps I drew for a few members of the lizard genus Liolaemus here.

[2] If you check out any of these articles you'll see that some of these species are listed as part of the genus Cranopsis, the genus Ollotis, or the genus Incilius. Some researchers have attempted to distinguish these new genera, but the consensus seems to be to leave these species in Bufo. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufo#Subgenus Incilius.

Image attributions:

Bufo alvarius distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo alvarius distribution.svg.

Bufo aucoinae distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo aucoine distribution.svg.

Bufo bocourti distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo bocourti distribution.svg.

Bufo campbelli distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo campbelli distribution.svg.

Bufo canaliferus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo canaliferus distribution.svg.

Bufo cavifrons distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo cavifrons distribution.svg.

Bufo coccifer distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo coccifer distribution.svg.

Bufo coniferus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo coniferus distribution.svg.

Bufo cristatus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo cristatus distribution.svg.

Bufo fastidiosus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo fastidiosus distribution.svg.

Bufo ibarrai distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo ibarri distribution.svg.

Bufo leucomyos distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo leucomyos distribution.svg.

Bufo luetkenii distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo luetkeni distribution.svg.

Bufo macrocristatus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo macrocristatus distribution.svg.

Bufo marmoreus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo marmoreus distribution.svg.

Bufo mazatlanensis distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo mazatlanensis distribution.svg.

Bufo melanochlorus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo melanchlorus distribution.svg.

Bufo nebulifer distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo nebulifer distribution.svg.

Bufo occidentalis distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo occidentalis distribution.svg.

Bufo perplexus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo perplexus distribution.svg.

Bufo pisinnus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo pisinnus distribution.svg.

Bufo porteri distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo porteri distribution.svg.

Bufo signifer distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo signifer distribution.svg.

Bufo spiculatus distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo spiculatus distribution.svg.

Bufo tacanensis distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo tacanensis distribution.svg.

Bufo tutelarius distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo tutelarius distribution.svg.

Bufo valliceps distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bufo vacilleps distribution.svg.

Crepidophryne distribution is by Ninjatacoshell, available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crepidophryne distribution.svg.